Abstract

"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional" - Haruki Murakami

Bearing this quote in mind, I have always advocated that running two marathons a week apart is for looney-tooneys or elite athletes ONLY. So, you can imagine my amazement when I agreed to my running partner's suggestion that we run the 2013 Rotterdam Marathon and, a week later, the London Marathon... where did my cautious reasoning go? In that instant, I became a member of the looney club.